- wading ford
- Военный термин: неглубокий брод, пеший брод
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
wading ford
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Ford — (f[=o]rd), n. [AS. ford; akin to G. furt, Icel. fj[ o]r[eth]r bay, and to E. fare. [root]78. See {Fare}, v. i., and cf. {Frith} arm of the sea.] 1. A place in a river, or other water, where it may be passed by man or beast on foot, by wading.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ford — [fôrd] n. [ME < OE, akin to Ger furt < IE pṛtu, passage < base * per , to transport > FARE, L portus, Goth * faran] a shallow place in a stream, river, etc., where one can cross by wading or by riding on horseback, in an automobile,… … English World dictionary
Ford — Ford, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Forded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fording}.] To pass or cross, as a river or other water, by wading; to wade through. [1913 Webster] His last section, which is no deep one, remains only to be forted. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ford — m English: transferred use of the common surname, originally a local name for someone who lived near a place where a river could be crossed by wading through it (Old English ford) … First names dictionary
Ford (crossing) — Infobox Bridge type type name = Ford image title = A Ford crossing a modern ford over a creek in the United States. ancestor names = None sibling names = None, but akin to Causeway descendant names = None, but akin to step stone bridge carries =… … Wikipedia
ford — fordable, adj. /fawrd, fohrd/, n. 1. a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading. v.t. 2. to cross (a river, stream, etc.) at a ford. [bef. 900; ME (n.), OE; c. OFris forda, G Furt; akin to ON fjorthr,… … Universalium
ford — [[t]fɔrd, foʊrd[/t]] n. v. ford•ed, ford•ing. n. 1) a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading 2) to cross (a river, stream, etc.) at a ford • Etymology: bef. 900; ME (n.), OE ford′a•ble, adj … From formal English to slang
Wading — Wade Wade, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Waded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wading}.] [OE. waden to wade, to go, AS. wadan; akin to OFries. wada, D. waden, OHG. watan, Icel. va?a, Sw. vada, Dan. vade, L. vadere to go, walk, vadum a ford. Cf. {Evade}, {Invade},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ford — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Norse fjǫrthr fjord, Latin portus port, Old English faran to go more at fare Date: before 12th century a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading II. transitive … New Collegiate Dictionary
ford — I. n. 1. Wading place, shallow. 2. (Poetical.) Stream, current, flood. II. v. a. Wade through (a river), cross on foot, cross by wading … New dictionary of synonyms
ford — /fɔd / (say fawd) noun 1. a place where a river or other body of water may be crossed by wading. –verb (t) 2. to cross (a river, etc.) by a ford. {Middle English and Old English; distantly related to Latin porta door, gate, portus port, harbour}… …
